[Honorary degree] 1775 Sept. 4 [given to] Francisci [i.e. Francis] Alison / Academia Yalensis.

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[Honorary degree] 1775 Sept. 4 [given to] Francisci [i.e. Francis] Alison / Academia Yalensis.

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1 sheet : parchment ; 24 x 30 cm. + negative photostat.

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Yale College (1718-1887)

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The Linonian Literary Society was founded in 1753. All undergraduates were allowed to be members of the Linonian Society. The club provided students with a forum to debate, stage plays, and deliver poems, essays, and orations. The society disbanded in 1868. From the guide to the Linonian Society, Yale College, records, 1753-1870, (Manuscripts and Archives) ...

Alison, Francis, 1705-1779

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Francis Alison, born in Ireland, 1705. He studied at the University of Glasgow before travelling to America in 1735. In 1737 he became pastor of Pennsylvania's New London Presbyterian Church. Ten years later he opened an academy in New London. Students included three signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Secretary of the Second Continental Congress. In 1752 Alison moved to Philadelphia to take charge of the Philadelphia Academy. He was later appointed Vice-Provost of the newly estab...